F2F LEARNING HIKE. Commission on Higher Education (CHED) Chairperson Prospero "Popoy" De Vera III says they are expecting a higher number of state universities and colleges to open in-person learning options in the next semester, at a virtual press briefing on Wednesday (June 22, 2022). He, however, assured the public that flexible learning deliveries will be maintained. (Screengrab) MANILA - A flexible learning setup will be retained in the upcoming school opening for tertiary education, the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) said Wednesday. In a virtual press conference, CHED Chairperson Prospero "Popoy" De Vera III said they are expecting an increase in the number of universities opening face-to-face learning options from August to September. CHED's data for the previous semester last January showed a 32-percent participation of state universities and colleges (SUCs) in the in-person learning delivery. "These numbers will dramatically increase, I assu
Commission on Higher Education Chairman Prospero de Vera III said Tuesday that more than two million Filipino students have, so far, benefitted from the free quality tertiary education act signed in 2017.
Commission on Higher Education (CHED) Chairperson Prospero “Popoy” De Vera III said that millions of students across the country are now benefiting from the Universal Access to Quality Tertiary Education, dubbing it as the “most long lasting legacy” of the Duterte administration.
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LONG-LASTING LEGACY. Jade Baguna, a Tertiary Education Subsidy (TES) beneficiary, now serves as Social Work Instructor at the Western Philippines University, after ranking eighth in the Board Examination. Baguna is one of the millions of young Filipinos benefitting from the "most long-lasting legacy" of the Duterte Administration, the Commission on Higher Education said during the Duterte Legacy Summit on Tuesday (May 31, 2022). (Screengrab) MANILA - Giving 2.46 million students access to free college education during the academic year 2021 to 2022 is one of the "most long-lasting" legacies of President Rodrigo Duterte's administration, the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) said on Tuesday. During the second day of the Duterte Legacy Summit, CHED Commissioner Prospero de Vera said the passage of the Free College Education Law has improved access to and the quality of tertiary education in the Philippines. "The intergenerational dream of getting an educa
Commission on Higher Education (CHED) Chairman Prospero De Vera III clarified that only merit scholarships or those that are based on the grades of students were affected by the lack of funds.
(MARK BALMORES / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) “Ang hindi lang po napondohan o kulang ang pondo ng sc